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## 5 Essential Titles For Your Structured Literacy Bookshelf

At Brookes, we collaborate with the experts on literacy resources that support evidence-based reading instruction. To aid in your fall curriculum planning, we’ve compiled brief snapshots of five of our most essential titles on science-based reading instruction.

## An Overview of Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition

View this slide deck for a comprehensive overview of Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition. This slide deck outlines interior features of the book, describes new content, and highlights online companion materials. [Read More](/content/resource-library/overview-fundamentals-literacy-instruction-assessment-prek-6-second-edition/index.html)

## Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition Excerpt

Read this excerpt from Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition to get a preview of Chapter One, Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher. [Read More](/content/resource-library/fundamentals-literacy-instruction-assessment-pre-k-6-second-edition-excerpt/index.html)

## 10 Tips on Becoming a More Effective Pre-K–6 Teacher

Download these 10 tips to see how you can become a more effective teacher! These tips are adapted from Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition, edited by Martha Hougen, PhD., and Susan Smartt, Ph.D.. [Read More](/content/resource-library/10-tips-becoming-effective-pre-k-6-teacher/index.html)

## 16 Literacy Supports for Students with Special Needs

We’re sharing some easy, ready-to-use tips for modifying reading and writing classwork for students with a wide range of disabilities and learning needs. They’ll help your students participate and make progress in four key areas of literacy. [Read More](/content/resource-library/16-literacy-supports-students-special-needs/index.html)

## Writing Process and Product Worksheet

Use this worksheet to assess a student's writing process and product [Read More](/content/resource-library/writing-process-and-product-worksheet/index.html)

## Body Language & Gestures

This lesson plan from The Social Compass Curriculum will help students with autism understand what others are communicating when using body language. [Read More](/content/resource-library/body-language-gestures/index.html)

## Reading comprehension difficulties in struggling readers

This chapter excerpt from Unraveling Reading Comprehension explains the various types of poor readers, and takes a closer look at the barriers to successful comprehension. [Read More](/content/resource-library/reading-comprehension-difficulties-in-struggling-readers/index.html)

## Introduce TRAP

Read this excerpt from Building Comprehension in Adolescents to learn how to introduce the TRAP strategy in your classroom. [Read More](/content/resource-library/introduce-trap/index.html)

## Introduction to Building Comprehension in Adolescents

The introductory chapter explains the importance of reading to learn, writing to learn, and homework completion, when it comes to comprehension, specifically for low-achieving adolescents. [Read More](/content/resource-library/introduction-to-building-comprehension-in-adolescents/index.html)